A major
Americannoun
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A major incident has been declared and homes have been evacuated in a village near an RAF base which hosts the United States Air Force.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
A major search was carried out in the village of Brantham after the toddler went missing on 15 September.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
A major American-Chinese agreement on AI hasn’t been looking likely, and a pre-summit meeting on Sunday offered additional signals that the deliverables could be modest.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
A major new copper mine takes 15 to 20 years to get up and running.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
A major near us jumped into a jeep and went across the field to meet them.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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